TUTORS UNITED
Registered charity 1176968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To advance the education of state school pupils in the UK by providing community-basedtutoring programmes in such ways as the charity trustees see fit, including by university students. As aresult, we expect to see pupils increase their academic attainment, become confident in learning and thrive as independent learners and have a successful transition to secondary school.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a positive financial outturn with total income of £754,183 against expenditure of £627,077, resulting in a net surplus. However, the trustees anticipate a deficit in the upcoming 2025-26 period due to reduced income from contracts and increased cost pressures, noting that unrestricted reserves of £303,119 are in line with their policy target of three to five months of operating costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Restricted grants (44% of income)
“Restricted grants 43.5%”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to five months of operating costs (held: £303k)
“Our reserves policy requires TU to hold between three and five months of operating costs to cover overheads, which equates to £184k – £306k for 2025-26 planned expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- People's Postcode Lottery — “our S.T.E.A.M. Ahead programme, in partnership with KORI Youth Charity, has been generously funded by People's Postcode Lottery to continue …” (source page)
- Mulalley — “Earlier this week, the Mayor of Lewisham Brenda Dacres OBE and Lewisham Council presented Tutors United with £10,000 of funding, all made po…” (source page)
- Foundation by SEC — “Earlier this week, the Mayor of Lewisham Brenda Dacres OBE and Lewisham Council presented Tutors United with £10,000 of funding, all made po…” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- CARR, Katie Anna — director, appointed 22/08/2024on trustee list
- CHIO TAIT, Freda Kaian, Dr — director, appointed 22/08/2024not on trustee list
- HALE, Robert James — director, appointed 22/08/2024on trustee list
- KELL, Emily Jane — director, appointed 22/08/2024on trustee list
- HOLMES, Robert — director, appointed 28/11/2022on trustee list
- WILSON, Laura Yvonne — director, appointed 29/11/2021on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£120k
Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 15.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Laura Wilsonchair
- Dr Freda Kaian Chio Tait
- Emily Jane Kell
- Katie Anna Carr
- Robert Holmes
- Robert James Hale
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TUTORS UNITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a positive financial outturn with total income of £754,183 against expenditure of £627,077, resulting in a net surplus. However, the trustees anticipate a deficit in the upcoming 2025-26 period due to reduced income from contracts and increased cost pressures, noting that unrestricted reserves of £303,119 are in line with their policy target of three to five months of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds TUTORS UNITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TUTORS UNITED as a grant recipient include THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION, The Considered Ask Foundation, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation UK, THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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